gooseneck barnacle

[bng.fixious]

anybody know what are gooseneck barnacle? i bought 2 today but after searching for any info couldn't find any. need to know how to care for it and what to feed it. your inputs is essential and appreciated.

 

[rad1687]

Gooseneck barnacles have the longest penis to body size ratio of any animal. Hope this helps!

 

[dogstar74]

^LOL :wavehand::lmao::rollface:

Most barnacles are filter feeders. I don't think they'll survive long. In order to feed them, you need to have a high nutrient system that drifts food past all day long. If they survive, that would be awesome.

IBTL

Aaron

 

[snorvich]

So called because of its resemblance to a goose neck and head, the gooseneck barnacle forms dense colonies in crevices on rocky shores with strong waves. Barnacles anchor themselves to rocks by a tough, flexible stalk (peduncle), which also contains the ovaries. This is actually their “head” end. Once the barnacle has attached itself to an object it secretes a series of pale plates at the end of its stalk, forming a shell around its featherlike legs, which comb through the water for food. The legs face away from the sea, enabling the barnacle to feed by filtering out particles of detritus from returning tidal water as it funnels past them through cracks in the rocks. These barnacles become sexually mature at about five years of age and may live for up to 20 years. The larval stage is free-living but depends on sea currents for its transport and survival. Colonies of gooseneck barnacle are susceptible to the damaging effects of oil pollution and they recover only slowly from disturbance.

So, in an aquarium, they would be very difficult to sustain. On the other hand they are considered a delicacy for eating purposes.

 

[lordofthereef]

What did you pay for it? They are just about the simplest thing in the world to collect. Hopefully you didn't get ripped.

 

[bng.fixious]

so you mean it won't last long in my tank? my boxer shrimp keeps on attacking/eating my barnacle. well i hope it lasts atleast 15years in my tank LOL! got it for $3 for the both. what's the success rate of keeping the barnacle alive for a long time? about 50%?

 

[lordofthereef]

I personally don't know anyone who has really kept them, though that doesn't mean it can't be done. $3 isn't bad, though it's likely $3 down the drain.

 

[cside]

i have barnacles on my lr. not gooseneck barnacles though. i overfeed so the barnacles are fine :lmao: but teh hermits love yanking them out of their shells